UNL Connects Nebraska High School Students to the University Experience
Information about the UNL Advanced Scholars Program (Spring 2011 Deadline: December 22, 2010)
Donna Menke, Advanced Scholars Coordinator
Designed as a partnership linking the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) with your high school, Advanced Scholars gives qualified seniors and students identified as high ability or gifted students the opportunity to enroll in online University courses. All UNL Advanced Scholars courses are regular first-year offerings from the various colleges within the University system. The course syllabi, textbooks, assignments and grading practices are the same as those used by the faculty for on-campus classes. As an Advanced Scholar you will:
* Get used to the rigors of college-level coursework;
* Stay challenged and strengthen your study habits;
* Earn University credit-giving you more flexibility once you arrive on campus;
* Learn from UNL faculty at a major Research institution.
Students who enroll in the UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) courses automatically become participants in the Nebraska Academy. The Academy features competitive scholarships, on-campus interactions with faculty, field trips, early career experiences and partnerships with faculty in credit-generating research projects. Students will be contacted about these complementary opportunities once they express interest in the Advanced Scholars courses that are offered by CASNR.
Students who register and successfully complete Advanced Scholars online courses earn college credit, verified by an official UNL transcript.Connecting Nebraska High School Students to the University Experience!
ELIGIBILITY
Advanced Scholars is a partnership program that links UNL with your high school. Talk with your counselor or principal and tell them you're interested in Advanced Scholars.
To be eligible for the Advanced Scholars program, you must meet the following requirements:
* Be in Senior Standing or Identified as a High Ability or Gifted Student by Your High School
* Hold an Overall "B" Grade Point Average
* Earned an ACT Composite Score of 22 or Higher
* Completed Pre-Requisite High School Coursework with a "B" Average or Better
Final recommendation of students to the Advanced Scholars program is up to your high school.
Find out more on our new, interactive Web site http://advancedscholars.unl.edu
UNL Advanced Scholars – Spring 2012 Classes
Enrollment in Advanced Scholars courses begins November 9, 2011. The deadline to have all materials returned to the Wahoo High School Guidance Office is: Monday, December 5, 2011.
Application materials may be found on UNL’s website:
http://advancedscholars.unl.edu/Prospective-Student/Application-Process.aspx
Students need to identify a high school teacher willing to be a proctor for assignments and tests and have the Proctor form completed along with the application materials.
The Spring 2012 course list with the Class Numbers is noted below. The Class Number is a critical part of the enrollment process, so must be included on the registration form in order to be enrolled in a course, since Advanced Scholars courses are “hidden” in the enrollment system so that current UNL students do not take the seats.
Please click HERE to view a complete Spring 2012 course listing.
UNL - Advanced Scholars Program
2100 Vine Street
Lincoln, NE 68588
402-472-5515
Toll Free: 866-700-4747
Contact: Donna Menke, Coordinator
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If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact WHS Principal Jason Libal (443-4332 ext. 3002 jlibal@esu2.org) or WHS Guidance Counselor Terry Kopish (443-4332 ext. 3229 tkopish@esu2.org).
